Comments on: Slideshare, that’s not a podcast

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:01:47 +0000

Very cool, Effing, and thanks for the tip! I’ll take a look at Powerbullet.

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Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:59:27 +0000

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By: effing librarian

effing librarian — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:55:25 +0000

not sure how similar they are, but I’ve used Powerbullet for creating slideshows with/without sound that can be used for instruction. it’s free and has a few neat features. it should still be available online. Oh, Hi.

By: Jason

Jason — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 13:35:26 +0000

Heidi: I’m thinking that the next screencast tutorial I do might be an experimental slideshare instead. Their little flash app loads a lot faster than a quicktime video would.

Anna: Yes, but you never listen to anything I say anyway. ;)

By: Jason

Jason — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 13:30:31 +0000

Wow, Slideshare reads my blog?? Heh.

Thanks for replying, Rashmi! Well, this is kind of a crusade of mine, just because I see the term misused so much by librarians.

What’s wrong with just “mp3″ instead of “podcast”? Or “audio file” if it works with other formats besides mp3?

And a little musical note icon suggests “audio” to most people, I think. I love the headphones, but the orange RSS icon very definitely indicates syndicated content, not audio content.

By: annavan

annavan — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 02:21:58 +0000

well, how many times did you have to explain the diff to me?????

By: heidi

heidi — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 21:46:23 +0000

Wow! I had no idea of this feature in SlideShare, but it is really cool. I do see a lot of potential for it. Thanks for pointing this out…

By: rashmi

rashmi — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 20:23:37 +0000

Ha!

Good point. People seem to get the idea though even though it might be technically incorrect. Any ideas how we can use the terms correctly but still get the point across to our users.

Thanks,
rashmi
SlideShare cofounder